{"id":11508,"date":"2024-11-23T14:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T14:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11508"},"modified":"2026-09-19T22:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:03:14","slug":"barbara-meaning-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/barbara-meaning-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara n'est pas dans la Bible \u2014 mais le mot qui se cache derri\u00e8re l'est"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Barbara is not a name in the Bible. But the word behind it is in the New Testament, and the people it describes are the kindest strangers in the book of Acts. What the name means Barbara is the feminine of the Greek barbaros \u2014 foreign, strange, not one of us. The origin is blunt and slightly comic. To a Greek ear, a language you could not understand sounded like someone saying &quot;bar bar bar.&quot; The word was invented by\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara is not a name in the Bible, but the Greek word behind it is \u2014 and it names the people who built a fire for Paul on Malta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-11508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38200,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/understanding-bible-versions-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":11508,"position":0},"title":"Why Are There So Many Bible Versions?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mai 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the reasons behind the many Bible translations, their importance, and how to choose the best one for you.","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00285.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00285.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00285.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00285.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11522,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/kai-name-meaning-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11508,"position":1},"title":"Is Kai a Name with Biblical Roots? 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